boy's name
Tell
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 206
Tell is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1988, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Tell?
In 2025, Tell was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tell also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tell
How popular is the name Tell?
In 2025, Tell was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tell a girl's or a boy's name?
Tell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tell?
Tell has 1 syllable.
When was Tell most popular?
Tell peaked in 1988, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tell a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tell currently ranks #8,056 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.